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Quaran-Teen: prayer and sharing bring hope
Editor’s note: Today’s blog post during National Volunteer Week is written by one of our Providence Teen Volunteers, Amanda Lakstins. To learn more about our teen volunteer opportunities, after coronavirus precautions are no longer in place, visit TeenVolunteer.SistersofProvidence.org. Adults are also invited to learn more about volunteering with the Sisters of Providence. In our current situation and the current state of our world, we are separated and isolated. It is easy to feel anxiety, depression, anger, or any other number...
National Hugging Day: Go and Hug Someone!
I come from a hugging family. We hug one another lots. So, I readily said “yes” when asked to write this blog. After all, I’m an experienced hugger and “hugee.” No matter all my years of experience in hugs, I couldn’t resist the urge to Google up National Hug Day. Sister Rosemary Nudd hugging Sister Martha Wessel The website gives a straightforward and unsurprising definition of the day: “National Hugging Day is a heartwarming holiday that encourages people to express...
New Providence Associates share their journey – part 1
Some of our new Providence Associates who made their first commitments on Nov. 14, 2020, share their journeys from the past year in today’s blog post. Are you interested in becoming a Providence Associate? Learn more here. New Providence Associate Kelly Schubert of Madison, Wisconsin, with Sister Mary Tomlinson Kelly Schubert For me, the process of becoming a Providence Associate began as a deep yearning to be closer to my creator. To be part of a force which fosters greater...
The social-distancing of an extrovert
The first couple of days of social-distancing found me walking aimlessly around the house trying to organize my thoughts about this new way of life. Normally, I leave the house every day to get groceries, go to the gym, attend a meeting, help with the grandchildren or have coffee with a friend. There’s no end to the many good reasons an extrovert will find, when left to her own devices, to be out among people! Blog post author and Providence...
The First Day: Two Presenters Share
Sister Rosemary Nudd Sister Ellen Cunningham Note: This blog was co-written by Sisters Rosemary Nudd and Ellen Cunningham. On Monday, July 2, the first day of the 2018 Sisters of Providence Annual Meeting, the Climate Change Task Force provided several hours of activities and reflections. This blog describes the presentation of the Providence Climate Agreement, written by the Climate Change Task Force (CCTF), and the Manifesto which undergirds it. Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” rings out in O’Shaughnessy...
On the shores of history – The gift of a Dover sunrise!
...the United Nations Forums on Spirituality and Values and the Environment, at which she represents SMOTJ/OSMTH. Read my blog about my day at the United Nations. En route to Geneva, Switzerland, Rev. Dr. Ford, Dennis and I stopped at Dover, where Rev. Dr. Ford offered me a special gift: The story of the Miracle of Dunkirk and an opportunity to absorb the power of the English Channel coast. “The Miracle of Dunkirk occurred May 24 to June 4, 1940,” she...
Let Us Assist You
...pre-planning your funeral is an act of kindness and love. Without going into all the details in this blog about our Providence Community Cemetery (PCC) and the columbaria available for cremains interment, let me just refer you to our webpage. If after reading the details you desire to inquire further, that website contains an email form to fill out. That starts the process with the Sisters of Providence and me, the PCC Minster. Future Plans I also want to mention...
Video blog: What is a Providence Associate?
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3jQA3X17pqk “It’s a rewarding walk; a deeper inner journey.” Sister Diane Mason, director of the Providence Associate relationship, tells about Providence Associates in the video here. Applications for those wishing to become Providence Associates in the coming year are being accepted now. Learn more at ProvidenceAssociates.org....
Against All Odds: Focus on Sister Winifred Patrice O’Donovan, SP
Nov. 24 commemorates the centenary celebration of the foundation of the Sisters of Providence mission in China. Because of this, we wanted to share with you highlights of the band of sisters who began this mission through blog posts. This first blog, written by Sister Marilyn Baker, will focus on Sister Winifred Patrice O’Donovan, SP. After the Annual Meeting in July 2018, a group was gathered to begin the planning for the 100th anniversary of the Mission in China, founded...
Remembering sisters’ loving response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic
...Sister Ann Michele remained at The Damien Center until her first encounter with breast cancer. Upon her death in 2008, Sister Carolyn shared, “Watching her these past months as she lay dying, I realized that she learned from her Damien Center clients how to live and die from incurable disease without complaint, with dignity and grace.” Visit the blog again tomorrow for a second part to today’s blog post on Sisters of Providence involved in responding to the AIDS epidemic....
COVID-19: ‘Lessons’ Learned
As we continue adhering to social distancing and sheltering-in-place guidelines, we hear many stories of “lessons” learned. This blog is about a few things I’ve learned about our sisters’ food and beverage choices. Sister Ann Casper at the serving line. Taco Tuesday is always a favorite. Here at our Motherhouse, we have buffet meals, three times a day. We typically go through the buffet line on both sides, make our selections and take a place at a table with five...
My journey with Providence
...women, and a community. I didn’t realize it then, but they were laying the foundation for me to live my life with love, mercy and justice by furthering God’s Providence. Through the years that followed, I frequently thought back fondly of my years at St. Catherine of Siena School. Invitation Blog post author Cathy Dearing, center, with Sisters Cathy Campbell and Camille Neubauer Fast forward forty years and I’m making that right turn onto “the Avenue” for the first time. It...